Scottish fishermen dubbed heroes after saving woman from icy waters

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One such incredible feat of heroism was covered by The U.K. Daily Mail this week. According to the news outlet, a group of anglers who were fishing along the shore of Scotland's Peterhead Harbor early on Sunday immediately took action when they saw a Ford Fiesta veer off the road and plunge into the ocean. The fisherman dove into the freezing waters to rescue the 23-year-old driver and sole occupant of the vehicle.

"The lifeboat launched at 5.12am with its volunteer crew to help recover a casualty after her car plunged into the sea off the east side of Peterhead south breakwater," an official statement from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution read, noting that "the casualty was successfully recovered to the breakwater prior to the arrival of the lifeboat."

No information was provided by the source regarding the identity of the young woman or her saviors.

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